Pre-Engineering Consulting Services

• Pre-Engineering Saves Money, Improves Accuracy

  Pre-Engineering Saves Money, Improves Accuracy The trend of “fast tracking” projects now bypasses the time-proven approach of pre-engineering, leading to greater inefficiencies of project execution and higher costs. Fast track design simply started as a way to quickly execute small capital project work at the end of an annual spending cycle to spend excess money […]

  Read MoreMark O'Connell, PE / Capital Project Estimating  / FEL  / Front-End Loading  / Phase-Gated Approach  / Pre-Engineering  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Project Fast-tracking  / Planning 

• Food Packaging Case Study – Part 3: Carton & Case Count Reductions

  Food Packaging Case Study: Carton & Case Count Reductions Imagine you’ve been tasked with leading a high-profile capital project that will impact multiple lines at every site in your manufacturing network. Marketing is driving R&D to change package formats to meet the demands of key retail customers, Planning is projecting growth, and it’s up to […]

  Read MoreBrandon Grodi, PE / Food & Beverage Engineering  / Food and Beverage Manufacturing  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Preliminary Engineering Assessments  / Estimating  / Planning 

• Food Packaging Changes – Part 2: Preliminary Engineering Assessments

  Food Packaging Changes – Part 2: Preliminary Engineering Assessments Even a “minor format change” in food product packaging can have a major impact on a capital project’s cost and the final cost of goods. Our three-part series on preliminary engineering methodology explains how preliminary engineering assessments help food manufacturers investigate alternative packaging specifications and project […]

  Read MoreBrandon Grodi, PE / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Estimating  / Planning 

• Food Packaging – Part 1: Hidden Project Risks in Carton & Case Count Reductions

  Food Packaging – Part 1: Hidden Project Risks in Carton & Case Count Reductions As marketing teams in the food industry battle for the consumer’s attention on the shelf, they must also meet the needs of retailers with packaging that takes less shelf space and increases product turns. These retailer requirements often lead to packaging redesigns […]

  Read MoreBrandon Grodi, PE / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Estimating  / Planning